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ICCT analysis finds UN’s aircraft CO2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade

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The ICCT first analyzed the historical trends in fuel efficiency improvement of new commercial jet aircraft in 2009. In 2015, the organization updated the study and refined the analysis by using the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) cO 2 metric value (MV). Source: The ICCT.

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UK New Car CO2 Emissions Drop by Biggest Ever Margin in 2009

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The average new car sold in the UK in 2009 emitted 149.5 2009 saw the 12 th successive annual drop in average new car CO 2 emissions, but the rate of decline was increased by the recession and subsequent Scrappage Incentive Scheme steering buyers towards more fuel-efficient models. g/km of CO 2 , down 5.4% on the 2008 figure and 21.2%

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EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions down 1.7% in 2016; carbon intensity of economy down 3.1%; transportation emissions up

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US energy-related CO 2 emissions decreased by 89 million metric tons (MMmt), from 5,259 MMmt in 2015 to 5,170 MMmt in 2016. decline in energy-related CO2, according to the latest report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas CO 2 emissions have increased every year since 2009. from the 2015 level.

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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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Many countries, cities, companies, and individuals have made pledges to reduce emissions, and it is stark reminder that despite all this rhetoric, global fossil CO 2 emissions are more than 5% higher than in 2015, the year of the Paris Agreement. to 0.6%], potentially only the third such decline since 1990 (the others in 2009 and 2020).

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EEA data show most automakers must reduce emissions to meet European 2015 CO2 regulations

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Distance to 2015 target by individual manufacturers in 2010 (only manufacturers registering > 100 000 vehicles in Europe). The data also show that almost all manufacturers must reduce emissions to meet 2015 targets under European legislation for new passenger cars, based on average CO 2 emissions for each manufacturer. Source: EEA.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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International trade increased by more than 50% from 2005 to 2015, with approximately 60% of the increase tied to rising exports from developing countries. Relatively little attention has been paid to the rapid rise of South-South trade since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. trillion) in 2014. Coffman, D.’. M., & Guan, D.

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EU publishes CO2 derogations to Cars and CO2 regulation for car manufacturers

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The derogations were set in the EU’s 2009 Cars and CO 2 regulation and will enter force on 16 February. The 2009 regulation sets an average new car emissions limit of 130 g/km by 2015. The European Union has published rules on exemptions from carbon reduction targets for car manufacturers.